What's changing near BD6 2RJ
Within 2 km, around Buttershaw in Bradford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
7new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.5%like-for-like prices in Buttershaw, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New schoolSept 2020
1.2 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
28since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BD6 2RJ itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
2storm overflows within 2 km
49hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
38spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Woodfall Shelf East 2 Csointo Brow Lane Sewer22 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Yorkshire Water
Edge End Lane Csointo Blackshaw Beck16 spills, 23 hours in 2025
600 m away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
45 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (19 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Appleton Academy, Woodside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Nov 2024
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Sedbergh Sports and Leisure Centre - Solar PV InstallationBeing built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
St Matthews CE Primary School, Ivy House Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Jun 2026
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Clayton Ce Primary School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2024
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Roydsdale Way, Unit 6 - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2026
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Stor Generation Plant - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 12 MW
Apr 2025
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
University of Bradford, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2022
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Trafalgar House Police Station - Installation Of Solar PV SystemBeing built
Sept 2023
4.6 km away - Battery storage
Holmfield - Battery Energy StorageBeing built · 250 kW
Mar 2023
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Thornton Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 900 kW
Mar 2022
4.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Farringdon Grove, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Major, planned
Boltby Lane, BradfordCore Sampling · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major, planned
Collingham Avenue, BradfordHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Major, planned
Boltby Lane, BradfordHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Standard
Halifax Road, BradfordHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Standard
Farfield Avenue, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · O2 (UK) LIMITED · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Standard
Wibsey Park Avenue, BradfordNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Standard
Dunnington Walk, BradfordNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · No carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Minor
Reevy Avenue, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-application
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026
17.7 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
St James Church Primary School, Chelwood Drive - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Running nearest: Morrisons, Bradford Road, Idle - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 8.7 km); Ovenden Moor (Repower) (wind farm, 9.4 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.